Elevator & Escalator Installation Lead (On-Site)

KONE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE is seeking a Site Supervisor in the UAE to lead the installation and handover of elevators and escalators, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity on site. You will coordinate methods, risk assessments, and customer deliverables while driving Lean improvements and team effectiveness.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with at least 3 years of Elevators & Escalators experience, plus strong leadership and fluency in English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of Elevators & Escalators experience in a similar role.
• Strong leadership and on-site team management skills.
• Excellent health and safety knowledge.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for safety, quality, and productivity during installation and handovers.
• Responsible for the use of correct installation methods and tools by the installation team, and for proper risk assessment where the method is not feasible.
• Responsible for proactive site preparations, site readiness, customer deliverables to KONE, site visits, and audits, including resolution of non-conformities with the customer (supported by the Project Manager as needed).
• Responsible for verifying the site execution plan and field cost management as part of the pre-delivery review, assuming site execution responsibility, and thereafter installation activities and handovers.
• Responsible for maintaining realistic MS 3c (material delivery to site) throughout the S-plan, and for confirming S-plan milestones 3 – 5z.
• Active support to the Project Manager and the Project Admin for the verification of payment status according to the S-plan concept and contract terms.
• Responsible for planning and organizing installation activities, site storage and logistics, and needed resources and tools.
• Requests materials to site (MS 3x), confirms arrival of materials to site (MS 3c), receives other materials and services at the site, and performs Goods Receipt.
• Performs handover to installation team (KONE and subcontractors), clarifying the scope of work, completion date, and other necessary customer milestone dates, as well as target installation hours for own KONE fitters.
• Organizes continuous huddles with the installation team to empower them and proactively prevent interruptions, ensure smooth, continual flow of work on site, with a focus on efficiency and waste reduction.
• Achieves targets for variation sales and change orders during installation, ensures costs attributable to others are claimed and collected.
• Verifies quality of installation and ensures the scope of work is completed. Is accountable for the final testing of the equipment and for closing any raised items (tester, customer, or third‑party inspector, as applicable). Completes a successful handover to maintenance.
• Responsible for quality claims/feedback, time sheet approvals, installation documentation, reporting of installation progress, status, cost accumulation, risks, and managing schedule and other changes.
• Responsible for the management of environmental aspects of the installation (waste and hazardous material handling).

Skills

Leadership

Customer-centric

Health and safety knowledge

English

Arabic

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

KONE is seeking a Site Supervisor in the UAE to lead the installation and handover of elevators and escalators, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity on site. You will coordinate methods, risk assessments, and customer deliverables while driving Lean improvements and team effectiveness.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with at least 3 years of Elevators & Escalators experience, plus strong leadership and fluency in English and Arabic.